Tiny Core Linux

Tiny Core Base => TCB Bugs => Topic started by: ipmeel on October 14, 2016, 01:28:20 AM

Title: Re-installation issue
Post by: ipmeel on October 14, 2016, 01:28:20 AM
If a PC/VirtualBox-guest-system has installation of TinyCorePluse on hard-drive and if it is booted from CD/iso-image for Re-installation causes issue:-
(1) System boot form CD but use files/structure of hard-drives.
(2) The hard-drive will be mounted:
(2a) Unable to unmount hard-drive.
(2b) Could not use 'cfdisk' or 'GParted-Partition-Editor' tools/ utilities to delete exiting installation/ partitions.
Title: Re: Re-installation issue
Post by: Juanito on October 14, 2016, 02:07:23 AM
A cd boot will search other drives for /tce folders and mount them/load extensions if found by design.

If an extension is loaded from a /tce folder on a hd, you will not be able to un-mount the hd to use cfdisk or gparted.
Title: Re: Re-installation issue
Post by: ipmeel on October 14, 2016, 02:25:28 AM
So that will no serve purposes of live cd for reinstallation, contrast to other live operating systems. May require upgradations!!!
Title: Re: Re-installation issue
Post by: Juanito on October 14, 2016, 02:32:41 AM
If you want to upgrade, just overwrite the files core.gz and vmlinuz and reboot.

http://tinycorelinux.net/7.x/x86/release/distribution_files/

Note that vmlinuz usually does not need upgrading for minor version updates.
Title: Re: Re-installation issue
Post by: curaga on October 14, 2016, 03:07:40 AM
The bootcode "base" is intended for upgrades etc, it loads nothing from any disk.